WVIT NBC Anchor Brad Drazen Leaving Station

HARTFORD, CT — Popular WVIT main anchor Brad Drazen will leave the station after 17 years. Drazen's last day is Thursday.

Drazen told FTV Live that he and the station didn't see eye to eye.

Drazen arrived at WVIT in 2000 and has worked in a variety of capacities. He currently anchors the 5 p.m. slot, and his investigative pieces run weeknights at 11 p.m., according to his WVIT biography. (To sign up for free, local breaking news alerts from more than 100 Connecticut communities click here.)

He has won four Boston/New England Emmy awards, and his work on NBC Connecticut Troubleshooter's investigation into crumbling foundations in eastern Connecticut helped win the station a duPont-Columbia award.

"Brad is a great guy and I see him around town often. I wish him the best and know he’ll do well in his next chapter," said WFSB 3 TV Anchor Dennis House.

Many homes within communities in eastern and north central Connecticut had been built using material that contains pyrrhotite, which after years can cause foundations to crack apart. Legislators are debating on how to best tackle the issue.

Related: Crumbling Foundation Bill Moves Out of Legislative Committee

The news about Drazen comes on the heels of another anchor change in Connecticut. WFSB anchor Dennis House announced earlier this year that he would move from the 11 O’Clock news to an earlier time slot in order to spend more time with his family.

Drazen was a reporter at a CBS affiliate in Traverse City, Michigan, before coming to WVIT. He also worked in marketing for the Los Angeles Galaxy team of Major League Soccer.

Additional reporting by Chris Dehnel, Patch Staff